PLANT PP2 PT3 Flashcards
Any physiological response prompted by changes in day or night length is
Photoperiodism
Photoperiodism influences
flowering in some plants.
Photoperiodism requires participation of a biological clock and a plant photoreceptor called
phytochrome.
what is a plant photoreceptor called
phytochrome.
Flowering occurs in response to ___ such as
environmental signals, day length
In monocots, flower parts occur in
threes and multiples of three
In eudicots, flower parts occur in
fours or fives and multiples of four or five
Staminate flowers are
males
. Carpellate flowers are
female
the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma of a carpel is
Pollination
Self-pollination occurs if the pollen is from
the same plant
Cross-pollination occurs if the pollen is from
a different plant
During fertilization, a pollen grain lands on
the stigma
During fertilization, the pollen passes between the
stigma and style to reach the ovule
When double fertilization occurs, one sperm nucleus unites with the ___, producing a___
egg nucleus, producing a 2n zygote